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Essay Archive - Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison
The 1803 Marbury v. Madison case resulted in the most important
Supreme Court decision in history. The court's ruling established the
power of judicial review, solidified the Constitutional system of checks
and balances, strengthened the power of the federal government, and made
the Judiciary an equal partner with the Legislative and Executive branches
of government.
In the Election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and his anti-federalist
Republican party defeated the incumbent John Adams and the Federalist party.
The Republicans also won a majority in Congress. In an effort to keep at
least one branch of the governm....
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